Lesson 17: Energy

and

Plants


You have learned quite a lot in the last several lessons about the various forms that energy can take. In this lesson, you will learn about how plants store and use energy to grow.

 
 

 

 

In this lesson, you will:

  • learn about the cellular structure of plants
  • learn what photosynthesis is and what is required for it to occur
  • learn about cellular respiration in plants and why it is important



Key terms for this lesson:

  • cells
  • cellular respiration
  • chlorophyll
  • chloroplasts
  • cytoplasm
  • glucose
  • mitochondria
  • nucleus
  • organelles
  • photosynthesis